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    Relative pronouns show a relationship between a noun and a clause that provides describing information about the noun. Common relative pronouns are who, whom, whose, which, and that. Who, whom, and whose refer to people, while which refers to objects. Relative pronouns can be used to combine two sentences by replacing the repeated noun with a relative pronoun. Relative pronouns serve a dual role as both a pronoun and a connector between clauses.

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    Relative pronouns show a relationship between a noun and a clause that provides describing information about the noun. Common relative pronouns are who, whom, whose, which, and that. Who, whom, and whose refer to people, while which refers to objects. Relative pronouns can be used to combine two sentences by replacing the repeated noun with a relative pronoun. Relative pronouns serve a dual role as both a pronoun and a connector between clauses.

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    Relative pronouns show a relationship between a noun and a clause that provides describing information about the noun. Common relative pronouns are who, whom, whose, which, and that. Who, whom, and whose refer to people, while which refers to objects. Relative pronouns can be used to combine two sentences by replacing the repeated noun with a relative pronoun. Relative pronouns serve a dual role as both a pronoun and a connector between clauses.

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    ENGLISH 2019-2020 : GRAMMAR –6-3 : Relative pronouns

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    Relative Pronouns
    Definition: A relative is someone who has a relationship with you. Relative pronouns show
    a relationship between a noun and a clause. The clause provides describing information about
    the noun. You can also use relative pronouns to combine two sentences into one.
    Relative Pronouns

    That Which Who Whom Whose


    Note:
    Some relative pronouns may look like interrogative or demonstrative pronouns, but
    that doesn't mean all three types of pronouns do the same job. You'll learn more about
    the differences among the three types later in this lesson.
    Who, whom, and whose relate to people (or pets if you refer to them by name). Which is used
    with objects. That is preferably used only with objects, but you will see it used with people.
    Try to get in the habit of using who with people instead of that. It is more polite.

    Examples of Relative Pronouns


    I like roller coasters that have lots of loops.
    (that = roller coasters)
    Ice cream, which is my favorite dessert, tastes very refreshing on a hot summer day.
    (which = ice cream)
    Teachers who have a sense of humor are easy to get along with.
    (who = teachers)
    My cousin, who is from Illinois, visits me every year.
    (who = my cousin)
    The friend whom you saw yesterday wants to go out again tonight.
    (whom = friend)
    The man whose shirt was stained rushed home for a change of clothes.
    (whose = the man's)
    In each of these sentences, you can see that the relative pronoun introduces additional
    information about the noun.
    You can also use relative pronouns to combine two sentences. This feature makes relative
    pronouns an excellent tool for improving your writing. Take a look at the following two
    sentences:
    The team won the championship. The team went to Disneyland to celebrate.
    They sound a little choppy and mechanical, don't they? You can fix that problem by using the
    relative pronoun that to replace the noun team in the second sentence. Doing so will allow
    you to combine both sentences into one.
    The team that won the championship went to Disneyland to celebrate.
    Now you have a single concise sentence instead of two choppy sentences. Also notice
    how won the championship gives us additional information about the team. We wouldn't
    know which team went to Disneyland without using a relative pronoun to give us more
    information.
    Note:
    Even though relative pronouns can be used to connect clauses, they are not the same
    as conjunctions. A relative pronoun fulfills two roles: it serves as both a pronoun and a
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    connector. On the other hand, a conjunction's one and only role is to connect two
    clauses. Conjunctions can never be pronouns.
    As you have probably already noticed, many interrogative, demonstrative, and relative
    pronouns look exactly the same. In order to tell the difference, you must analyze how these
    pronouns are being used in a sentence. If they are being used to ask a question, they are
    interrogative. When you use them to show or point to something, they are demonstrative. You
    will know if a pronoun is relative if 1) the pronoun introduces describing information about a
    noun or 2) the pronoun is acting like a conjunction. Below you'll see some examples to help
    you understand the differences.
    Interrogative: Whom did you ask about the movie times?
    (The pronoun whom is being used to ask a question.)
    Relative: Dave is the person whom you asked about the movie times.
    (The pronoun whom is being use to introduce additional information about Dave.)
    Demonstrative: That is the book I found.
    (The pronoun that shows which book I found. It may help you to imagine someone pointing
    to the book.)
    Relative: I found the book that you lost. (book I found = book you lost)
    (The pronoun that connects the two sentences You lost the book and I found the book. It also
    gives us some describing information about the book.)

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